Today's long ride was a near perfect ride. The weather could not have been any better for cycling. Not much wind,it was overcast and not too hot.
We found some new beautiful quiet roads in the country to keep things interesting.
Both Lisa and I tried some new items for fuel. Lisa brought along pretzels along with her power gels and power bar gel blasts. ( she loved the pretzels ) I brought a power bar ( which was awesome) and power bar gels, waffle honey cookies and a couple baked potatoes. An ex-pro cyclist that I know who is in his 70's used to cycle professionally in Europe. He said all the cyclists used to eat baked potatoes on the bike for carbs. I thought I would give it a try because the sweet/sticky/goey stuff gets tiring after awhile.
The potatoe was not that appetizing, however we did have a good ride, so who knows. I might not give up on it yet!
Our water stops consisted of a gas station, a church/cemetery with no luck, a community centre, and our usual Home Hardware stop. I took the opportunity to stretch at Home Hardware. When Lisa came out of the store I was lying flat on my back, I think she thought I had died. Who knew lying on the pavement and stretching could feel so good!
As always Lisa and I had many laughs. If we are not laughing at ourselves we are laughing at each other! Thank goodness for laughter, it makes all of this so much more enjoyable and manageable.
A BBQ at Lisa's along with an incredible soak in the hot tub was much needed.
As I type this with tired legs and watch stage 6 of the Tour de France, I can't help but think it is so much easier watching OTHER people cycle !!
The home stretch is near!!
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| This is a common occurrence with Lisa and I. We should really just make this a permanent tattoo. |
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| How many cyclists does it take to remove a SpeedFill bottle...two of course!! |
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| High fives to 160km done!! |
